GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

Random words

WordMeaning
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
submissivesubmitting to others
confideto have confidence : trust
carriondead and putrefying flesh
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state